Dr. Vineetha R
Professor and Head
Department of Oral Medicine & Radiology
Qualification: BDS, MDS (Oral Medicine & Radiology)
CURRENT ACADEMIC ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES
- Providing quality dental care to patients
- UG and PG teaching by engaging them in lectures, clinical demonstrations, and tutorials
- Internal Assessment of UG and PG students
- Regular Curriculum revision and Question paper setting
- Monitoring the smooth functioning of Clinics, Radiology, and CBCT facility
- Habit counseling for patients with chewing/ smoking tobacco habit
- Organizing dental education programs pertaining to Specialty
- Research Guide for Student and Faculty projects
- Monitoring the infection control practices in the department
- In Charge -Tobacco cessation Clinic
- In Charge - Orofacial Clinic
- Faculty coordinator -Post Graduate advanced certificate course in Laser dentistry
- Certified ISO auditor
As Professor and Head of the department, she is responsible for the smooth functioning of the department. She is responsible for organizing the activities of the department and advising the staff on necessary matters. She is responsible for administration, resource utilization, innovation, procedures, monitoring, information, education, health, and safety of the staff, students, and patients.
Other responsibilities include
Institutional responsibilities:
SUBJECTS CURRENTLY TEACHING
| Subject | Subject code | Semester |
|---|---|---|
| Oral Medicine and Radiology | Third year and Final year BDS Part I and MDS |
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
| Degree | Specialisation | Institute | Year of passing |
|---|---|---|---|
| MDS | Oral Medicine and Radiology | Manipal College of Dental Sciences ,Manipal | 2007 |
| BDS | Government Dental College , Calicut | 2001 |
Experience
| Institution / Organisation | Designation | Role | Tenure |
|---|---|---|---|
| Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, MCODS Manipal | Reader | Teaching and Patient Care | 2011-2012 |
| Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, MCODS Manipal | Assistant Professor | Teaching and Patient Care | 2007-2011 |
| Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology | Associate Professor | Teaching and Patient Care | 2012 - 2016 |
| Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology | Professor | Teaching, Patient care and Administration | Jan 15th 2016 -till date |
Usefulness of salivary alpha amylase as a biomarker of chronic stress and stress related oral mucosal changes
Clinico-pathologic pattern and outcome of oral cancer affecting young individuals in a south Indian population -A pilot study
Prevalence of abnormal panoramic radiographic findings in edentulous patients. Manipal
AREAS OF INTEREST, EXPERTISE AND RESEARCH
Area of Interest
Potentially Malignant Lesions of Oral Cavity, Chronic Orofacial Pain, Tobacco cessation, Salivary Diagnostics
Area of Expertise
Management of Oral Mucosal lesions, Cone Beam CT
Area of Research
Diagnostic value of Salivary fluids, Oral Cancer-Clinic-pathologic pattern, Salivary Diagnostics, Cone Beam CT applications in various pathologies
Professional Affiliations & Contributions
Awards and Recognition
- Recipient of Manipal University – Faimer International Institute For Leadership In Inter-professional Education (MUIFIILIPE) Fellowship on May 8th, 2017
- Received Good teacher award four times (2015, 2017, 2018, and 2019)
- First prize for the Scientific paper of the session titled ‘ Role of Diagnostic Adjuncts in Mucormycosis: a Case series with Review of literature’ and also the IAOMR Best research paper in Faculty category award (Overall) instituted by Mangalore study Group at National IAOMR PG Convention 2018 held at Vijayawada on 24th and 25th August 2018
- Second prize for scientific paper titled ‘Osteoradionecrosis: Concepts and Challenges Revisited – A case series’ at 29th National Conference of Indian Academy of Oral Medicine & Radiology held on & 3rd 4th and 5th December 2017 at ITS dental college, Ghaziabad, UttarPradesh
- Awarded First Prize for the Scientific E-poster Presentation for the topic titled ‘Dental patients on thrombo-prophylactic drugs-Current concepts and Controversies’ in the 43rd Karnataka State Dental Conference held at Bantwal on 17th to 20th Dec 2015
- Awarded Second Prize for the Scientific Poster (Faculty Review Paper category) titled 'Gene Therapy-Taking Oral Cancer Research to New Heights' in the International Symposium on Head and Neck Tumours-Transfer of Cancer biology to Cancer Medicine held at Manipal on 3rd and 4th October 2015
- Awarded second prize for the scientific paper titled ‘Diseases in disguise- A diagnostic dilemma for dental practitioners” in the 44th Kerala State Dental Conference held at Trivandrum on 6th 7th and 8th January 2012
- Awarded The Best paper Award for paper titled “Is salivary alpha amylase a biomarker of chronic psychosocial stress and stress related oral mucosal changes- A Cross sectional study” in the XXII National Conference of Indian Academy of Oral Medicine and Radiology, held at New Delhi on 17th – 19th December 2010
. Professional Affiliations
- Life Member of Indian Academy of Oral Medicine And Radiology, 2006
- Life Member of Indian Dental Association, 2010
- Life member of Indian Red Cross, 2011
Invasive cervical resorption- a diagnostic dilemma
2012-01-01 Yogesh Chhaparwal Keerthilatha Muralidhar Pai Rohit Bhailal Gadda
Hong Kong Dental Journal
Short root anomaly of a single tooth: A rare finding
2011-11-01 Keerthilatha M Pai Ajay G Nayak Yogesh Chhaparwal
Archives of Oral Research v 7, n 3
Unusual clinical presentation of generalised gingiva enlargement- A report of 3 cases
2012-04-01 Smitha Rani Thada Keerthilatha M Pai
International Journal of Collaborative Research on Internal Medicine and Public Health Vol 4 No.
An unusual case of cheek abscess in a patient with oral sub-mucous fibrosis
2011-07-01 Sushma Pandey Dhakal Keerthilatha M Pai Ajay G Nayak
Journal of Indian Academy of Oral Medicine and Radiology
Diagnostic contributions of imaging features to differentiate ameloblastomas from keratocystic odontogenic tumours: a commentary
2011-01-01 Pathak N, Pai KM
Dento-maxillofacial Radiology 40,401.
Maffucci’s Syndrome: report of a case with oral manifestation
2011-01-01 Yogesh Chhaparwal Keerthilatha Muralidhar Pai Rohit Bhailal Gadda
Arch Oral Res 7(1):75-8.
Unusual red lesion of gingiva- Differential diagnosis and management
2011-01-01 Vidhyasagar S Pai KM
J Can Dent Assoc 77:b77.
Unilateral segmental odontomaxillary hypoplasia: an unusual case report
2011-01-01 Pandey S Pai KM Nayak AG
Imaging Science in Dentistry 41, 39-42.
Radiographic Evaluation of soft Palate Morphology and Correlation with gender on Lateral Cephalograms
2015-12-10 Smriti K Pai KM Vineetha R Pentapati KC
World J Dent 2015;6(3):147-149
Can ultrasonography findings of tongue cancer really predict cervical lymph node metastasis? Letter to Editor
2015-12-02 Kumar Swati KM Pai R Vineetha
Oral Med Oral Surg Oral Rad 2015;119(2): 254 -255
Generalized fibrotic gingival enlargement in a psoriatic patient – an association or co-incidence.
2015-11-10 Thada SR Vineetha R Pai KM
BMJ Case Rep . BMJ Case Reports 2015: Published Online: [1 September 2015] doi:10.1136/bcr-2015-211071
Usefulness of salivary alpha amylase as a biomarker of chronic stress and stress related oral mucosal changes- a pilot study
2014-12-11 Vineetha R Pai KM Vengal M Gopalakrishna K Narayanakurup D
J Clin Exp Dent. 2014;6(2):e132-137
Enhanced salivary secretion by interferential current stimulation in patients with dry mouth: a pilot study—a commentary
2016-01-10 Mathangi K Komal Smriti Vineetha R Keerthilatha M Pai
Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology and Oral Radiology October 2016; Volume 122, Issue 4, Pages 519–520 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.oooo.2016.05.025
Medication related osteonecrosis of jaw in a leukemia patient undergoing systemic arsenic trioxide therapy: A rare case report. Mathangi Kumar, Vineetha Ravindranath, Kudva Adarsh. Oral Oncology 99 (2019) 104343
Oral manifestations in chronic kidney disease patients undergoing hemodialysis: a hospital-based study. Swati Kumar, Ravindranath VINEETHA, Keerthilatha M. PAI, Ravindra PRABHU Vathsala PATIL,, Komal Smriti. Minerva Stomatologica 2020 October;69(5):302-8
Diffuse gingival enlargement: an unusual diagnostic clue for pulmonary tuberculosis. Vineetha, R., Manu, M.K., Mohapatra, A.K., Pai, K.M., Pai, K.. The Lancet Infectious Diseases 18(11), pp. 1288
• Awareness regarding the prescription of probiotics used in dentistry amongst dental and medical professionals: • Awareness amongst dental professionals about the effects and interactions of intraoral dental materials during magnetic resonance imaging • Radiographic screening of edentulous arches prior to denture fabrication. • Quantitative and qualitative analysis of palatal rugae patterns in South Indian population